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MARKET GARDENING. 



poses, and the value of products raised, given by dis- 

 tricts, is as follows : 



Districts 



Jfew England 



Fhiladelphia 



Peninsular 



Norfolk 



Baltimore 



South Atlantic 



Mississippi Valley 



Southwest 



Central 



Northwest 



Mountain 



Pacific Coast 



In the Philadelphia district, which includes Penn- 

 sylsrania. New Jersey and New York, there are employed 

 69,000 men at an average cost for daily wages of 11.19 ; 

 the annual production being of the value of $21,000,000. 



The next district of importance, extending over 

 the State of Ohio as far as Wisconsin, is known as the 

 Central, wherein are employed 34,000 men, at an aver- 

 age wages cost of $1.16 per day, and producing an an- 

 nual valuation of $15,500,000. 



The South Atlantic district is tlie third in import- 

 ance, having an output of $13,000,000 and employing 

 31,000 men, women and children at an average daily 

 wages of eighty-five cents. 



As an exami:)le of the market gardening output at 

 Norfolk, Va., it may be interesting to note the extent of 

 some of the shipments made from that city in one year. 



Cabbage 347,000 barrels. 



Kale 178,000 



Onions 4,800 



Radishes 4,200 



Irish potatoes .325,000 " 



Sweet potatoes 255,000 " 



Spinach 123.000 



Beans 80,000 boxes. 



Cucumbers 46,000 



Tomatoes 350,000 " 



